Globetrekker

Globe Trekker (Pilot Guides)
Genre	Adventure travel
Starring	Various hosts (known as Travellers)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	17
No. of episodes	218+
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	Channel 4 PBS OLN Canada Travel Channel Travel Channel (international) Discovery Travel & Living (Aus) NYCTV Israel Broadcasting Authority DR2 NRK2
Original release	1994 – Present
External links
Official website

Globe Trekker (sometimes called Pilot Guides in Australia and Thailand, and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet) is an adventure tourism television series produced by Pilot Productions. The English series was inspired by the Lonely Planet travelbooks and began airing in 1994. Globe Trekker is broadcast in over 40 countries across six continents. The program won over 20 international awards, including six American Cable Ace awards.

Each episode features a host, called a traveller, who travels with a camera crew to a country—often, a relatively exotic locale—and experiences the sights, sounds, and culture that the location has to offer. Special episodes feature in-depth city, beach, ape, nature, road trip, pilgrimage, slave trade, historic site, pirate, animal, dive, volcano, war, shopping, journey, history, festival, and food guides.

The show often goes far beyond popular tourist destinations in order to give viewers a more authentic look at local culture. Presenters usually participate in different aspects of regional life, such as attending a traditional wedding or visiting a mining community. They address the viewer directly, acting as tourists-turned-tour guides, but are also filmed interacting with locals and discovering interesting locations in (mostly) unrehearsed sequences. Globe Trekker also sometimes includes brief interviews with backpackers who share tips on independent travel in that particular country.

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